Overview:
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.| Status: | Released (1980-10-09) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 8 Oscars. 11 wins & 22 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $26,010,864 |
| Screen: | Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren, David Lynch |
| Productions: | Brooksfilms, Paramount Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 4173: Anthony Hopkins - Frederick Treves
- 5049: John Hurt - John Merrick
- 10774: Anne Bancroft - Mrs Kendal
- 11857: John Gielgud - Carr Gomm
- 13325: Wendy Hiller - Mothershead
- 12517: Freddie Jones - Bytes
- 1821: Michael Elphick - Night Porter
Crews
- 5602: David Lynch - Director - Directing
- 5602: David Lynch - Screenplay - Writing
- 719: John Morris - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 5629: Freddie Francis - Director of Photography - Camera
- 6346: Anne V. Coates - Editor - Editing
- 5491: Stuart Craig - Production Design - Art
- 750: Maggie Cartier - Casting - Production
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Reviews
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_**The ultimate outcast**_ In 1884 London, a doctor (Anthony Hopkins) meets Joseph Merrick, aka The Elephant Man (wrongly called John Merrick in the film) who was being exploited as a freak show attraction. Treves (Hopkins) tries to help Merrick (John Hurt) for the last six years ....
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Saw this, recently up-converted to 4K at the London Film Festival and, apart from the clear improvements to the quality and detail of the image, I was reminded of just how good it is. Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft play their roles with engaging sincerity - very ably supported by ....
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